Category Archives: Autumn

AUTUMN LEAVES

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Touch2Touch

It’s late October. We’re past the blue and gold, and into the fallen, fading autumn leaves of ocher, beige, dull red and brown. They’re EVERYWHERE! On the patio: Sitting on the chairs: It’s clearly time to wrap up outdoor living for the winter, … Continue reading →

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After the Deluge

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Touch2Touch

October being what it is, autumn in New England, we have mild days and cold, gold and gray. We also have not infrequent deluges, and yesterday was one of those. The rain approached Biblical proportions. Worcester, not so far from us, … Continue reading →

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King Midas in Northampton

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Touch2Touch

One day the big twin-trunked tree in the back yard was covered with bright green leaves. Then the very next day when I awoke, or so it it seemed, King Midas had come by in the night and touched it, … Continue reading →

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A New Strain: “Last Gasp” Morning Glories!

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Touch2Touch

When my gardening neighbor planted the vines on the other side of the trellis shared by our patios, I was delighted. The quickly climbing green leaves made no distinction between thine and mine. They clambered through the lattice to my side as … Continue reading →

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My Vegetable Love —

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Touch2Touch

Summertime —slow, lazy, sultry — has laid its spell on me. No posting, no reading blogs, not doing much of anything except lolling about, reading, and day dreaming. And eating corn on the cob. In Andrew Marvell’s poem To His … Continue reading →

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The Clouds Above Us —

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Touch2Touch

Summer, having finally arrived, is moving along much too briskly! We are midway through August already. Summer heat, blue skies, green leaves, the slow passage of fleecy clouds — all are rolling past. In another two weeks we will all be … Continue reading →

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MUM’S THE WORD FOR THIS FLOWER SHOW

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Touch2Touch

This austere polished ramp leads down to the greenhouses at Smith College. Why were we here? Only because we had guests, and I was fresh out of ideas of what to do with them, and the Chrysanthemum show was on. … Continue reading →

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FREEDOM FROM WANT

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Touch2Touch

This has been the iconic American Thanksgiving feast since the painting first appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post in 1943. Painter Norman Rockwell was inspired by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s State of the Union address in 1941 about the … Continue reading →

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Birds of Look Park

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Touch2Touch

Birds: not my usual photographic pursuit. Some of my favorite bloggers concentrate on birds. They seem to be half avian themselves (the bloggers, the birds are wholly avian), because they have such wonderful rapport with the feathered creatures. Their photos … Continue reading →

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Another Scary Hallowe’en!

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Touch2Touch

Last year, Hallowe’en brought us a blizzard, the Snowtober Blizzard, a weird, out-of-season storm. It devastated the trees here in our community, brought down power lines some of which weren’t repaired for weeks, closed down towns and cities and even, … Continue reading →

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